BASIC COURSE PROPOSAL LAYOUT
Purpose of the Course
- Here you should let me know why you want to create this course. Try to be as specific as possible -- saying "to improve GE officers' knowledge of TIE Fighters" doesn't really tell me anything, since improving knowledge is the basic goal of any and every course. "To Instruct GE Officers in the history of the TIE Fighter and its importance in the Empire as well as to educate them in craft specifics so that they can better make use of the craft in combat" would be a much better description, and is much more likely to get approved.
Course Resources Used
- Here is where you can list your sources for the course. URLs, books, real-life experience, interviews -- everything and anything can be used. Please be sure NOT to plagarize, however. If you need to, you can include a bibliography in your exam. However, please try to avoid simply compiling information from other sources. If you want to write about the history of TIE Fighters, you are of course going to need to take facts, names, and dates from Star Wars resources. However, you don't need to directly quote those resources, and you are welcome and encouraged to add as much as you can from your own experiences and analyses. Anyone can visit the CUSWE and read the factual entries there, so don't limit your exam to that. Be as creative as you can!
Course Topics
- Here is where you get specific and tell me the topics you plan to cover in your course. The Purpose section is for you tot ell me what you hope to accomplish with your course; here is where you tell me what information you want to include to do so. If you're feeling really ambitious, you can provide an outline here, but at the very least I would like to see an idea of what you plan to include. An example for our TIE Course would be:
1. History of the TIE Fighter
a. Development
b. Deployment
c. Key Battles involving the TIE
d. The current place of the TIE Fighter in the fleet
2. Technical information about TIEs
a. Weaponry
b. Speed and Range
c. Cargo Capacity
3. TIE Tactics
a. Basic tips and tricks
b. How to confront shielded fighters
c. How to most effectively deal with multiple enemy fighters
d. Special abilities of the TIE Fighter in combat
Exam
- Here is where you let me know about the format of the exam. How many questions do you want to have? Will the exam require that the student first read an article and then answer questions about it, or should the student read an article and then attempt to create something based upon it, like a basic HTML page? Will students need to download a program and make use of it (e.g., in the Orbital mechanincs Exam)? Currently most GE:ER Exams are pretty orthodox, where students read information compiled on a topic and then answer questions based on that information. That does not have to be the case, however: if you can come up with a creative way to test students' knowledge, go for it! Just remember that most questions should have a clear right-or-wrong answer, as that makes grading easier and more fair. However, try to make your students work for the exam. Try to avoid simply creating an exam cinsisting of things like "Why is the TIE Fighter called a TIE?" and "Who invented the TIE?" If the student can cut-and-paste all of the answers from your source materials, they're not working hard enough!
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